diff --git a/libtcc.c b/libtcc.c
index f2651b6..fb52ad1 100644
--- a/libtcc.c
+++ b/libtcc.c
@@ -1543,6 +1543,7 @@ static const TCCOption tcc_options[] = {
     { "?", TCC_OPTION_HELP, 0 },
     { "hh", TCC_OPTION_HELP2, 0 },
     { "v", TCC_OPTION_v, TCC_OPTION_HAS_ARG | TCC_OPTION_NOSEP },
+    { "-version", TCC_OPTION_v, 0 }, /* handle as verbose, also prints version*/
     { "I", TCC_OPTION_I, TCC_OPTION_HAS_ARG },
     { "D", TCC_OPTION_D, TCC_OPTION_HAS_ARG },
     { "U", TCC_OPTION_U, TCC_OPTION_HAS_ARG },